Updating a previous item, The Associated Press reports Montreal Expos P Pat Mahomes will get a one-year, $350,000 contract if he makes the parent club. Mahomes signed a minor-league contract on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Joe Rutter, updating a previous item, reports 2B Rob Mackowiak, P Jeff D'Amico and pitching coach Spin Williams were stricken with a virus that circulated throughout the clubhouse. All three had to miss Tuesday's game. Mackowiak was replaced by Jeff Reboulet; Pat Mahomes made a spot start for D'Amico.

The AP reports the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated pitcher Pat Mahomes for assignment, even after he pitched three shutout innings in a 6-0 loss to St. Louis on Saturday. The team has 10 days to trade Mahomes, release him outright, or send him to the minors if he clears waivers.